Techno Ted may be a person who caused Chris incredible emotional pain & trepidation as well as moments of peace & happiness but now is removed and awaiting his fate. Darling may be a different person who is also free of him and can live her life free of Ted's tyranny. "In between all the laughing, and daydreams ... lies: a desert of truth" Lies are like a desert or the omission of Truth: Where there were Lies then Truth was absent. The song, "Techno Ted", may be a cathartic celebration of the downfall of this person.
If you only once would let me
Only just one time
Then be happy with the consequence
With whatever's gonna happen tonight
Don't think we're not serious
When's it ever not
The love we make is give and it's take
I'm game to play along
All I can say, I shouldn't say
Can we take a ride?
Get out of this place while we still have time
(Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh)
(Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh)
All the best DJs are saving their slowest song for last
When the dance is through it's me and you
Come on, would it really be so bad
The things we think might be the same
But I won't fight for more
It's just not me to wear it on my sleeve
Count on that for sure
All I can say, I shouldn't say
Can we take a ride?
Get out of this place while we still have time
You want to take a ride?
Get out of this place while we still have time
We still have time
(Oh oh, oh oh)
(Oh oh, oh oh)
(Oh oh, oh oh)
(Oh oh, oh oh)
Can't say I was never wrong
But some blame rests on you
Work and play they're never okay to mix
The way we do
All I can say, I shouldn't say
Can we take a ride?
Get out of this place while we still have time
You want to take a ride?
Get out of this place while we still have time
We still have time
(Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh)
(Oh oh, oh oh)
Only just one time
Then be happy with the consequence
With whatever's gonna happen tonight
Don't think we're not serious
When's it ever not
The love we make is give and it's take
I'm game to play along
All I can say, I shouldn't say
Can we take a ride?
Get out of this place while we still have time
(Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh)
(Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh)
All the best DJs are saving their slowest song for last
When the dance is through it's me and you
Come on, would it really be so bad
The things we think might be the same
But I won't fight for more
It's just not me to wear it on my sleeve
Count on that for sure
All I can say, I shouldn't say
Can we take a ride?
Get out of this place while we still have time
You want to take a ride?
Get out of this place while we still have time
We still have time
(Oh oh, oh oh)
(Oh oh, oh oh)
(Oh oh, oh oh)
(Oh oh, oh oh)
Can't say I was never wrong
But some blame rests on you
Work and play they're never okay to mix
The way we do
All I can say, I shouldn't say
Can we take a ride?
Get out of this place while we still have time
You want to take a ride?
Get out of this place while we still have time
We still have time
(Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh)
(Oh oh, oh oh)
Lyrics submitted by _valerie, edited by suzyloo, Skoobasteve24
Work Lyrics as written by Richard E Burch James Christopher Adkins
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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